5. What is the oldest public building in continuous use in Washington DC?

Answer below the fold.

The Commandant's House at the north end of the barracks was completed in 1806 and is the only original building still standing. It is the oldest public building in continuous use in the Nation's Capital.

Well, I happen to know for a fact that English Bulldogs are TERRIBLE runners (along with being horrible droolers, and tooters... serious gas attacks occur, I mean it). So I can utterly see a dachshund outrunning a bulldog.

Also, remember what dachshunds were bred for (indeed what their very name means). Badger fighting. In the badger's burrow. In the badger's HOUSE. That's one bad***ed dog. Yeah bulldogs fought bulls. But they didn't do it in the bull's house.

"The Marines I have seen around the world have the cleanest bodies, the filthiest minds, the highest morale, and the lowest morals of any group of animals I have ever seen. Thank God for the United States Marine Corps!"
--Eleanor Roosevelt

I've always found the thoughts of the enemy enlightening:

"Do not attack the First Marine Division. Leave the yellowlegs alone. Strike the American Army.
-- Orders given to Communist troops in the Korean War; shortly afterward, the Marines were ordered to not wear their khaki leggings."

"Do not attack the First Marine Division. Leave the yellowlegs alone. Strike the American Army.
-- Orders given to Communist troops in the Korean War; shortly afterward, the Marines were ordered to not wear their khaki leggings."

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Well, yellow isn't a color one associates with those who do not retreat.

1. Be courteous to everyone, friendly to no one.
2. Decide to be aggressive enough, quickly enough.
3. Have a plan.
4. Have a back-up plan, because the first one probably won't work.
5. Be polite. Be professional. But, have a plan to kill everyone you meet.
6. Do not attend a gunfight with a handgun whose caliber does not start with a 4.
7. Anything worth shooting is worth shooting twice. Ammo is cheap. Life is expensive.
8. Move away from your attacker. Distance is your friend. (lateral & diagonal preferred.)
9. Use cover or concealment as much as possible.
10. Flank your adversary when possible. Protect yours.
11. Always cheat; always win. The only unfair fight is the one you lose.
12. In ten years nobody will remember the details of caliber, stance, or tactics. They will only remember who lived.
13. If you are not shooting, you should be communicating your intention to shoot.

I've always gotten a giggle out of this quote, too:"I once had a rose named after me and I was very flattered. But I was not pleased to read the description in the catalogue: no good in a bed, but fine up against a wall."

Perhaps that goes more to explaining the Marine quote than one might have originally thought.....
*snnnort*
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